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A capsized sailboat is 8 kilometers directly north of a lighthouse. A coast guard ship is 15 kilometers directly east of the same lighthouse. how far is the coast guard ship fro…

A capsized sailboat is 8 kilometers directly north of a lighthouse. A coast guard ship is 15 kilometers directly east of the same lighthouse. how far is the coast guard ship fro…
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a capsized sailboat is 8 kilometers directly north of a lighthouse. A coast guard ship is 15 kilometers directly east of the same lighthouse. how far is the coast guard ship from the capsized sailboat?

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Distance^2 = 8^2 + 15^2
Distance^2 = 64 + 225
Distance^2 = 289
Distance = 17 kilometers

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